1.Imaging Findings of Lung Injury after Seawater Submersion: A Report of 12 Cases
Yongxin XIAO ; Weidong SHI ; Xianyong SUN ; Shixiang SHAO ; Wei CHEN ; Yuehua FENG ; Changjie DONG
Journal of Practical Radiology 2010;26(4):492-495
Objective To investigate imaging findings of lung injury after seawater drowning.Methods The imaging data in 12 cases with seawater drowning treated in our hospital in the past 8 years were analyzed retrospectively.Results After 2 to 12 hours of leaving the water,the initial chest X-ray examinations or CT scans were taken.The initial X-ray films displayed the lung markings increase,the small patch shadows or wide distribution patch shadows.CT showd large ground-glass density,diffuse patchy or flocculus shadows and different degress of emphysema in bilateral lung.Most of the foci were absorbed obviously in 1 to 3 days.In 1 case,the focus formed pulmonary abscess later.Conclusion X-ray and CT examinations can clearly show the severity and changes of lung damage in seawater submersion victims,and that can provide important informations for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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